Kenai Peninsula school board members raise lunch prices for elementary students. Kenai Central High School's theater department will stage "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Plus, relief efforts are still underway in Bethel for survivors of Typhoon Halong.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opens at Kenai Central High School on, Nov. 14 and runs through Nov. 23. Catch 7 p.m. performances on Fridays and Saturdays, or matinee performances at 2 p.m. Sundays.

The district says the student increase is the smallest change it can make while remaining compliant with federal law.

Although Congress has voted to reopen the government, Knesek says it could still take some time for flight schedules to return to their previous level of operation.

The field trip was meant to teach students about how their local government works.

Grant Aviation adjusts to federal orders and a larger share of Kenai's passenger market. Plus, Soldotna sixth graders hold a mock assembly meeting.

Meezie Hermansen and Kimberly Lorentzen join the Kenai Conversation to talk about their Just Our Type community project and art show, on display Nov. 14-Dec. 19 at the Kenai Art Center, along with the annual Mural Project. As we discover, typewriters have personalities — and voices — all their own.

Lawmakers stressed the importance of public input – both in general and regarding the work of the task force specifically. The group is required to submit a report of its findings and make recommendations in 2027.

After federal guidance changes again, Alaska says it's limiting payments to SNAP recipients. A federal agency seeking to streamline permitting backs a proposed gold mine in Western Alaska. Plus, a legislative education task force visits Kenai Peninsula schools.

Fishing jobs were down in Alaska last year, again. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers demolishes a former nuclear power plan near Fort Greely. Plus, tuition is going up at University of Alaska schools next year.